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Filament loading Problem

Robin Shakya

Filament loading problem:

1. Stepper motor cable:

Check the cable jack on stepper motor and on the motherboard. Try to unplug and plug in the jacks.

2. Filament doesn't load properly:

Unload the filament by using unload filament function and load filament using load filament functions. When you are loading filament the filament should exit from the nozzle. If the filament is not exiting from the nozzle then it may be blocked around the feed module or blockage on nozzle

3. Blockage around feed module

Dual head: Mark each extruder and fan with the number to avoid confusion when you attach the printer head with pedestal.

Hold a front fan, put flat blade screwdriver on left edge between front fan and pedestal lift a fan slowly. Put flat blade screwdriver on right edge between front fan and pedestal, lift a fan slowly. Shown as the picture and detach the fan the pedestal

Check around the feed module and clean the blockage.

Attach the printer head with the pedestal and run the filament loading function. If it still cannot load filament then it may be blocked inside the nozzle.

4. Blockage inside nozzle

Run the filament load function. It will heat and temperature rise up to certain, it will beep. After the beep you can insert metal rod about 1.75 mm diameter thickest and 60mm length into filament holder on extruder as shown in the picture. Try to do 3 to 4 times pull and push metal rod inside the filament holder of the extruder. On the process the filament inside extruder will exit from the nozzle. And alsoo clean around feed module gear.

Insert about 0.36mm diameter thickest metal rod into the nozzle of the extruder and try to do 3 to 4 times push and pull the rod inside the nozzle. Caution nozzle is very hot when load and unload function is running.

This process helps clean the blockage inside the extruder and nozzle.

5. Feed module stepper motor cable broken

A feed module stepper motor run anticlockwise direction on loading a filament and a feed module motor run clockwise direction on unloading a filament.

A feed module stepper motor run randomly clockwise direction and anti-clockwise direction at the loading filament then a feed module cable or Allegro Chip is broken.

A feed module stepper motor did not run at all then a feed module cable, a feed module motor or an allegro chip is broken.

Hold a front fan, put flat blade screwdriver on left edge between front fan and pedestal lift a fan slowly. Put flat blade screwdriver on right edge between front fan and pedestal, lift a fan slowly. Shown as the picture and detach the fan the pedestal

Run the filament load function. Caution nozzle is very hot when load and unload function running. Look at feed module stepper motor movement. A feed module stepper motor should run anticlockwise direction on load filament function and a feed module motor should run clockwise direction on unload filament function. If it is moving randomly clockwise direction and anti-clockwise direction then either allegro chip or feed module stepper motor cable is broken.

6. Checking Allegro Chip malfunction

Unscrew these screws and turn printer bottom face toward you.

Swap A an allegro chip with any other an allegro chip on motherboard. On top of an allegro chip TP1 and TP2 are written. Always connect chip facing TP2 towards the stepper motor cable jack. After swapping A (problem chip) an allegro chip with other. Turn the 3D printer and run the filament loading function if the feed module stepper motor work properly, then A (problem chip) an allegro chip is broken.